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Pulitzer Prize Penn alum chats with Google (VIDEO)

Remember when we covered Penn alum Jennifer Egan (C’85) and her Pulitzer prize win for her creatively constructed novel A Visit From the Goon Squad and how HBO is going to turn it into a series? Well she recently paid a visit to the Google NYC headquarters for a sit down chat for their Author […]

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People Love her Husband

Recently, I covered Penn alum author Laura Dave (C’99) and her books The Divorce Party, London is the Best City in America and now her new book The First Husband (read an excerpt here). We’ve learned that she doesn’t write with one of these, but that seems to be okay because her book just got […]

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Her Writing Process: No Outline? (video)

Recently, I covered Penn alum author Laura Dave (C’99) and her books The Divorce Party, London is the Best City in America and now her new book The First Husband (read an excerpt here). After the jump, check out a new video from Laura and find out: how she does research for her books before […]

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Penn’s Pulitzer Prize, Punk Rockin’ Alum goes Hollywood

If you haven’t heard by now, Penn alum Jennifer Egan (C’85) won a Pulitzer prize for her very creatively constructed novel “A Visit From the Goon Squad“. What you may not have heard is that Hollywood has already knocked on her door regarding the book. After the jump, find out more about the book, and […]

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Brooke Shields gets crafty in this Penn alum’s house

Over the past few years, DT has followed the great journey Brian Yanish (C’95, Mask and Wig) has been taking with his his Scrap Kins childrens property. What started out as a few sketches from Brian’s childhood has turned into a NYC-based Creativity program for kids based on the adventures of a group of monsters […]

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His beautiful story appears in “Chicken Soup for the Soul”

Over the past few years on DT, many of the great edited videos (including THIS and THESE) were thanks to my good editor friend from high school and Penn, David Chalfin (C’96). Recently, Dave’s touching story about the strength and resiliency his mother showed in the wake of his father’s death when he was 16 […]

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